Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

There were some rumblings about recalling him. But reading over at the Chi. Trib. a few weeks ago, the potential replacements (most known to me since I live in the state and have since 1972) discussed didn’t impress me. And what is it with all these Dem. politicians making Cuba their vacation hot spot? Emanuel included.

Probably all the politicians who travel there – another boondoggle to fill the Dems. voting rolls. The Cubans have been flooding in, just like the Mexicans and Central Americans . Cubans get welfare, SSI, etc.. Good article here from the Sun Sentinel about their racket – 3 parts. I am posting the link to #3, parts 1 and 2 links are on the right-hand side.

So, as Cubans, Rubes and Cruz will have an affinity for their “people.” Where would their loyalties lie? We are broke, can’t afford being Santa Claus to the world while Americans are suffering.

Look at all of the resources sucked up by this criminal activity. Those who were shot are taken to the emergency room. Very expensive. Some require extra procedures like scans, surgeries, transfusions, perhaps ICU stays. The police have to investigate the shootings. If the perpetrators are caught, they are jailed, brought to court, tried or given plea deals, and many move on to prison. All of this is paid for by taxpayers.

The Cook County jail complex is like a small city. They have an average population of 9000 inmates. The Cook County Sheriff web site says they process 100,000 people per year. They have a large bus fleet to transport inmates to courts every weekday. Imagine the products going in (food, toilet paper, personal products, clothing) and the waste coming out. Imagine the number of people working in that facility. All paid for by taxpayers.

I am in Chicago and I voted and pushed my friends to vote for Rham. The reason being, was his opponent, Chuy Garcia, was like a Latino version of Bernie Sanders. Rham is not great, but I think he is probably better than Daley and there is no alternative. At the least, he has fiscal sense and trying to fix the budget by pushing back on the crazy unions. Socially, I dislike him.

Hiring Gerry McCarthey was his biggest mistake. That is when the CPD was weakened. Its been in decline ever since and we may never turn it around due to the political climate.

I understand from the outside, the City looks like a clown is running it, but honestly, there is no viable alternative for the time being.

If you’ve ever made the LA/Austin run on I-10 and stopped in Ft. Stockton, you know exactly the place Michael is singing about. That all-night dinner is exactly as he describes. It’s right in the middle of town on the south side of I-10. I wonder if ‘Catus Jack is still there?

I like Michael Murphey and “Wildfire” but my all time fave is George Strait’s “Amarillo by Morning. ❤ And I have a very soft spot for Dwight Yoakam’s “Thousand Miles from Nowhere.” Saw him in concert with my BFF and seriously, when Dwight swivels his hips, the chickies scream.

Waylon and Willie’s duet, “Good Hearted Woman” is outstanding but whenever I think of Waylon, “Luchenbach,Texas” always comes to mind. My dad was a big Hank fan and played Hank’s records on his stereo (remember those huge wooden monstrosities?). That takes me back decades. Time flies.

Judge Beebe said County Judge Cinderela Guevera had ultimately pronounced Justice Scalia dead by telephone and “ruled it natural causes based on credible information.” She did not respond to messages on Sunday.
Nice that they can do thing like this over the phone. Nope, nothing to see, move along.

I think, and have since I heard of it, the pillow bit is bogus.
And it bothers me that it is getting legs.
He has 9 children and 20 grandchildren. They deserve comforting at this time not gross unfounded speculation. Very sad. imo anyway.

I posted this link (plus comment) on the Scalia thread earlier.
Take it for what it’s worth.

what is more concerning to me is that with all the pro obama cases on the docket, one of the most conservative sitting supreme court justices was found dead in his room, 1 day after the senate went into recess, in a remote location and his death declared as natural causes by someone that didn’t know him well and no autopsy was ordered.

Understandably, his is wife and children most likely wanted him home. To have a loved one so far away and being butchered could be too painful. Perhaps there will be an autopsy conducted when he gets home and with his doctor in attendance.

February 14, 2016
Judge Cinderela Guevara said she was called by a county sheriff yesterday afternoon because the two justices of the peace were out of town.

She went into more detail about what happened yesterday:

[…]The justice’s personal doctor called her at 8 p.m. Saturday night. She said the physician told her that Scalia had a shoulder problem last week and underwent an MRI. Scalia also suffered several chronic ailments, Guevara said.

79 year old New Jersey native who did not hunt, and was a “scholar and family man,” goes to a very remote resort in midwinter temperatures, where a film called “No Country for Old Men” was shot, willingly and just for fun?

In news reports Poindexter says Scalia only once got off the truck when he watched the hunting. Somehow, sitting in a truck to stay warm in freezing weather while others go bird hunting does not strike me as a good time.

Poindexter says he went in to find the body with “an unidentified friend” of Scalia’s. Why is this “friend” unidentified?

Poindexter and Obama photo together, why is this not in the news?

Poindexter, now a millionaire: will he soon become a billionaire? Or will he too die a sudden death?

Any reports from the hired help at that ranch? We know Poindexter doesn’t clean sheets, make up beds, cook food, clean up after the guests: the hired help no one interviewed.

If there was a town, it might have been quite a drive. From my younger days of hunting that area, I remember losing three of six tires from having to ride offroad cause there were no dirt roads and lots of cactus :oP

‘Conservatism’. My iPad autocomplete and its ability to reply to posts has been a disaster for days now. NSA ‘acceptable political thought’ filter app seems to have been ratchet up – wonder if Mark has friends in the Federal thought-cleansing pogrom?

amwick, found this article on Pointdexter. Excerpt on his background… his business origins are in Wall Street and his acquisition of the ranch was a contentious protracted battle:

“He graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas in two years and eight months. He ran through New York University’s MBA program in a whirlwind nine months, then earned a Ph.D. in economics and finance from NYU while working as an investment banker on Wall Street. In between degrees, he volunteered for the Army, partly to fulfill family military tradition but largely to “test his mettle.” He was president of his class at officer candidate school, an airborne ranger, and a captain and a troop commander during a highly decorated tour in Vietnam.”

It appears that photo shaking o’zero’s hand was taken in October, 2009, at an award ceremony in D.C. – Excerpt from Forbes article:

“On Oct. 20, recognition will come in the form of a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Poindexter hopes that President Barack Obama will even be on hand to present Alpha Troop, a unit in the First Squadron of the U.S. Army’s 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, with the Presidential Unit Citation, one of the rarest recognitions for bravery in battle. Poindexter is mustering as many Alpha Troop vets as he can find for the event. “This will be closure for me,” says Poindexter, 64. “It’s not about healing any emotional wound, rather it’s the profound satisfaction of fulfilling a duty to my men.” What’s more, says Poindexter, reconnecting with the soldiers he once commanded has helped him better appreciate the 2,700 employees he has today.”

Manbij –
After a month of Russian air strikes on the ISIS front in Manbij, it was the coalition that bombed and strafed yesterday. The attacks included two A-10 Warthogs. The Free Syrian Army (FSA/YPG) is now just 6km from the town ISIS calls Little London because of all the foreign fighters it has there.

Raqqah –
The Syrian Army has opened a new front on Raqqah’s front door.
The Syrian Arab Army’s 555th Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division – in close coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF), Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra (Desert Hawks Brigade), Fouj Al-Joulan (Golani Regiment), and the pro-government Palestinian militia “Liwaa Al-Quds) – imposed full control over several hills surrounding the imperative village of Zakiyah along the Salamiyah-Raqqa Road.

Yup, Ruskie 1st-line fighters flying cover for their bombers attacking Turk-supported anti-Assad forces based close to Turkey; Russia hinting it may establish Kurd-based provinces along the Syrian/Turkish border and may renew the US ‘safe zone’ for Kurds in Iraq.
Also, the US is BSing the folks about ISIS being knocked back on its heels when it may be able to retain control of Mosol through the end of this year. Meantime there’s still a steady supply of foreign fighters filtering in and there’s talk about ISIS even rejoining with al Qaeda to consolidate combat/combat support forces and ratchet up the action all around.

The FSA 1st Coastal Division just posted on the internet a bunch of pictures of their warehouse in Latakia filled with several thousand mortar shells. I guess nobody ever explained the metadata that travels along with pictures to them. Smile boys, here comes Ivan.

Thank you so much for the prayers. You guys are the best. Surgery over, aneurysm fixed. Although he is still critical and will be in ICU for a while, surgeon is cautiously optimistic. Just waiting to go see him in recovery now.

Check out the end of yesterday’s open thread, I posted some info there. 25 year old Russian woman. Plaza hotel room (even though he lives in Manhattan). And one of his former prostitutes said a few years ago that he liked rough role play and put his hands around her neck. IMO this guy is a ticking time bomb.

I went to the link, saw the photo, and thought “Chinese crap”. You can tell by the packaging. Sure enough the article says “Three Hong Kongers and a Chinese national were arrested”. The shipping container originated in China.

I got no complaints, the ones that have stepped up to our plate have all been super companions and stellar workers.Our border collie mix who found us while we were on a walk one day kept the five-fingered shoppers at bay in our house during Katrina while Z and I ere out working. Present border mix and lab mix both are ferocious guardians of the farm and GGS. Both came to visit and decided to stay. I have friends that ain’t that loyal.

Hot Air will be abandoning its anonymous commenting system in favor of a transparent Facebook-linked commenting system this week, I expect this to lead to a big spike in readership here at the Treehouse, while Hot Air continues its descent into the ash heap of history.

It has been sad to watch the quality of HotGas deteriorate steadily, in terms of both the writing and the comments. The switch to FB comments (just announced this morning, only 24 hours before it is to be implemented) does it for me, and judging by an extensive comment thread there, is likely to remove most of their regular commenters.

I have always missed the Open Enrollment at HotAir, otherwise I would have been posting there for years. Now as they show up here, I will be able to engage them finally. Look forward to Omaha Conservative and all the others.

“Four U.S. Presidents were born in February. Two died in office. The other two served two full terms.

George Washington’s birthday was February 11, 1731, but when the Gregorian Calendar replaced the Julian Calendar in the West, eleven days were added, and for those whose birthdays were between January 1 and March 25, one year was added. That’s why we now regard his birthday as February 22, 1732. However, Washington always celebrated his birthday on February 11, no matter what calendar was in use. Although he served two full terms, he actually served fewer days than all his two-term successors. That’s because he was not sworn in until April 30, 1789. His term was supposed to start on March 4, but the Electoral votes were not counted until April 6.

William Henry Harrison was the oldest person elected President before Reagan. He gave the longest inaugural address and served the fewest days. Like Washington, he was a general in the army. His was born February 9, 1773 and died April 4, 1841. Forty-eight years later his grandson became the 23rd U.S. President.

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, the same day as Charles Darwin. His parents were Baptists, but Lincoln never formally joined any church. As an adult Lincoln mostly attended Presbyterian churches. He once said: “I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.”

Ronald Reagan was born February 6, 1911. In his 1985 State of the Union Address he said: “Freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few; it is the universal right of all God’s children… Victories against poverty are greatest and peace most secure where people live by laws that insure free press, free speech, and freedom to worship, vote, and create wealth.”

An interview with Jonathon Turley, George Washington University, Constitutional Law Professor who had some really nice things to say about Justice Scalia. The interview is actually about whether or not obuma should appoint someone to the court while congress is in recess.

The BGI fully intends to bankrupt Ferguson. The Ferguson City Council determined that it could not afford to pay for the overhaul of its Police Department and courts as required by its agreement with the federal government, an agreement made under the threat of being sued. So the City Council decided to adopt the agreement but with a few changes. Loretta Lynch was displeased so her BGI Justice Department sued Ferguson the next day. She said the people of Ferguson should not have to wait any longer for “their city to adopt an agreement that would protect their rights and keep them safe.” She doesn’t care about cost. She’s probably never had to make a budget in her entire life. I hope all of the remaining white people move out of Ferguson. Vacate. You have lost the war.

The next President can appoint a different AG, right? The BGI must be eradicated from the Justice Department.

Feb 12: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spent time with students in Miami-Dade Friday morning to discuss trust and the relationships between young people and the police. The conversation was part of a two-day stop in South Florida for the nation’s top cop. Lynch is making several stops across the nation to discuss policing issues and ways of building trust and cooperation between law enforcement and local citizens. Lynch met with students at Miami’s Booker T. Washington High School along with local law enforcement officials. After that, she held a roundtable on policing at Miami-Dade College.http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/US-Attorney-General-Loretta-Lynch-Visits-South-Florida-368445621.html

I think Lynch is worse than Holder. She’s on a one-woman mission to destroy race relations and ensure that a generations of black youth disrespect and fight the police.

Sandra, I always felt sorry for the decent citizens of Ferguson and suspect they would have left if they could when the rioting/looting/arson started but probably couldn’t due to crashing property values (like anyone would buy a home there even if it was dirt cheap) and/or a lack of funds.

From last update: “Officials have not said which of the two airmen has been located, but Diamant’s source said the airman showed up in Virginia and, through an attorney, may be seeking political asylum.”

My Twitter page is missing most of the pics and graphics! I can only see some embedded pictures. And if I go to other sites where they are sharing a Twitter postings I can’t see the images from there either.

Can someone who Twitters please tell me if you can see my header and profile pics? This i really bizarre.

A week before Mardi Gras a rather weird group of black nationalist squatters named the Washitah Nation kicked in the door of a house for sale in a New Orleans neighborhood. They changed the locks and, when the owner of the house called the police, the squatters claimed they owned the house. After the owner presented a deed and tax papers showing he owned the property the squatters claimed that through some weird and convoluted train of BS they actually owned the land. The police left, saying it was a civil matter.
Now the homeowner has to go through the entire civil court process of proving that he owns the land and then get an eviction process through the court. It could conceivably be months before the process is over (already be nearly a month) and it’s going to cost him a bundle, not counting what it will take to repair any damages. Yes, he could sue (back to civil court on that) but you know e squatters don’t have squat.
The city’s been hit with a wave of squatters and those with these ‘pulled out of their nether eye’ legal claims to ownership are growing in numbers. Jeepers, there are so many of them in the city, wonder why they don’t try squatting waaaaaay out here on our farms???

His homeowner’s insurance better be up to date. He’ll looking at $100,000 or more in losses.

Even if he’s successful in gaining eviction, they’ll take all the furniture and appliances, strip the copper piping and wiring, all the plumbing fixtures. They might even torch what’s left on the way out.

I’m serious, we are losing Western Civilization and plunging into the savagery and [lack of] morals and ethics of the Dark Continent. Europe as well.

No, just in NOLA but the news did mention the SPLC had ‘investigated’ them. No word if the SPLC was inveatigating to find evidence of wrongdoing or if they were Loki g for a way to make the scam theirs.
I don’t see these folks coming out here and trying that crap – people out here are not as accepting of BS. Actually we are but only that from our own cows.

Have to be up super early and can’t stay up one more minute!
But at 9pm lilbirdee and others, I’ll be sending the prayer.. a little ahead of time. Will be with you then when my alarm goes off 9but probably in my PJs with lights and computer off)
Good night and thank you for keeping up the prayers at 9 pm.

Wasn’t there a reference in there somewhere about those kids and their Damn Music!

LOL – I was a Scorpions and Lynyrd Skynyrd fan as a kid – for sauce add ZZ Top, Bob Marley, Patsy Cline, the Ramones, Root Boy Slim, ignorance knows no bounds (except for Patsy Cline and the Ramones – they were the tits).

Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your love and salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil. Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.

Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump as he seeks to lead America back to You.

Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.

Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.

We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.

Have scanned the open thread every day checking to see if there is any news about crossthread. Haven’t seen anything but, like you, have been wondering. We can only hope he is being fully cared for and will recover and contact us soon.

..And then one night in the lobby , of the Commodore Hotel ,
I chanced to meet a bartender , who said he knew her well , as he handed me a drink , he began to hum a song – all the boys there at the bar , began to sing along ……..
If you’ll be my Dixie Chicken , I’ll be yo’ Tennessee lamb , and we can walk together
down in Dixie Land….. Lov me some Li’L FeeTs.
Don’t forget to Smile , Treepers !